Fence-post.



No. 821,474:r PATBNTED MAY 22, l906.

C. G. DOLA'N. FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.19`.1905.

OHRSIPHER U. DliAN. F LUCE? iii' iii ill il i5 im "l" w no. ecrire,

Specification ol Letters Patent.

@attentati Mey' Application led September 19,1995; Serial filo. Zliilq To LNX whom it :oca/y concern:

Beit known that l, CHRISTOPHER C. llo- LAN, e citizen of the United States, residing et lioelcportj in the countyof Niagara end State o; New York, lieve invented new and useful improvements in Fence Poste, of which, tile following is :i epecilicetion.

The invention relates to en improvement in fence-poste nnrl enoliocpletes therefor, ro comprehendingr speciiica-lly the conetruction ci" e full metallic poet and imchonplete de signed for properly supporting elle strenfl Wires oi e fence.

The mein. object of the present invention I5 resides in the production oi n metallic post constructed nui arranged 'to permit the ready and convenient securing thereto of the fence-wires and' in en anchor-plate con tructerl ior ready connection to or removal zo from the post and arranged to support the post rigidly against the possibility o f ficcidentzil displacement. v

Tlieinvention will lie described in detail in the followingSpecification, reference being; had particularly to the accompanying drew ings, in Wliiel1-- l Figure l is ay perspective View of n fence post constructed in accordance with my in vention, tlxo fence-wires boing' Shown, Le sc- 5o cured thereto. Fig. 2 is aV iront elov y ation ci tlm sinne, the anchor-'plate being; shown in sections to illustrate the instelling: menne thereior. Fig'. is :i side elevation of the lower portion ci tliepost, illustrating particu 3 5 lnrly the Ineens for engaging the anchor plete. Fig. 4 a, plan of tlie enolior-pii-i-te.

Referring; tc "the drawings, poet comprises e metallic lioily Teli-need :in .Sect-ion, the origen oi 'the licad i of *.vliiuli nro @o slightly inclined, from tiro vcrti il for ille grenier portion olV tine length o the poet, tliereov providing en appro);iinntely wedge"- sliaped ifncc ior the post. v The web 2 ci the peet, which ie tinged centrelly and longitniiinnllyoi" the 'l l, iorincrl with e. series ei rognlerl) spaced 'Wirwrcceiving notches 3. seid :notches ineliningn downward from the irec erige oi tlic web and Aintending e Sufficient (iiein'nce transversely of the wel) to arrange the ond Well or Wirc-serit oi the notches on e pla-ne `oelow the entraine openi1ig to the notoires. The wel 3 adjacent to emi immediately above and below eecli of the notchoe l is ifrniorl with. e transverse opening fi, riesig-neri, when the Strend-Wire oi.' the fence is seated :in the my iniproveiif note-li to receive si. holding.; band or Wire-6, which is passed through the openinge elenti its ends intcrloclred, ne shown. '.llie

.ings l ere eo infrange-(l relative to 'the 'i Vceivinigv ends oi 'the notch tiret 'the band or wires ii when in pceition lie li the i'e1ice-wire and the i'orwnre erige e wel i?, thereby providing o. bererrengecl trensveree 0i the strand-Wire andV teii;nrnlly secured to the web oit tire post on einen of the web enti. forward oitiioestremi-rlarej cilectunllv preventing accidentel ing el ment of tile wire from eiiifl post, end yet Yidroriding e Simple reedilvnrrcingeri means for 7o securing the Wires in plee-e.v

Near the lower end alle side edges of the henri. i ol tlie post enti the free edge oiltlie web 2 are cui; away to provide shoulders 7, and from this point"` Seid head i and wel) 2 are gredually reduced in Width toward the lower cnil of the post, terminating in n point or sharpened end 9 repreeents the :mellor-plete, bein proxininiely Square in plain anni 110i the corners to provide project il lslieperl Opening-ii ie 'irme/l ce." ille plete, lioinv oi' ai dimension to Sini fy ceivo the lcieqzoet innmflietelj: nfijftcent nnrl lie/low tl'ic shoulders 7.n l 1 ruin the S5 l the projections l() on mvo opposite r the e.mellor-plete depend ivi-nigeelieperl. aprire l2, whiclli may extend below the enclion plete to @any desired extent.

Immediately below tlie shoulder 7 the o0 wel) of tlieieinrf-x-posii informed with :i vinnievoreeyl opening lil of iliinew knon ion. itu ily oi' tire wel) il enoliop" i is: in piece e particu iii. le Seial open, 'Uj will erieini below the lower snr e5 loco oi` f 'ln lire parte the fence-noot is l nncliorqflme u? l "iimreljr upon the inner 1 w'liioli o. weiigcel li the openi niece on the posi unil. er) it beine; iiiirioretoml 'tileio iforinerl tlinl: tiro enfle oi tile lrf ecrire against the contiguous siirince of the henri l, ci .the post, thereby nessintingz; in maintaining tiro irey in pince end providing breed bearing to prevent its twisting; or bending. The n-pplictiigion oi l the verions fully' apparent 'from 'the riliove de' :incl drawings, it being evident 'tl alie onennir lil pointed end of the fence-post provides for the post being readily driven into the ground, While the spur` 12, depending from the en.- ehor-plete, materially eid in preventing displacement of seid plete when in use.

Having thus described my invention, wlmi I claim es new is- Aniene-post comprising e. metallic body lf-shaped in cross-Section and pointed at the lower end, Seid body being formed above he pointed end to provide Shoulders, the web of thepost adj aeent eeidshouldersbeing formed with en opening, iii combination with en an# chor lete 'formed with an opening eorreegon iiig in contour to the sectional shape of t e poet end arranged to receive tle post edjacent the Shoulders, spurs foiiied inegrel Wi th eiid depending iii Seid ple, seid spurs being extended from the corners of the plete to leave projecting members arranged intermedisite and extending beyond the ple-ne of the spurs, and e Wedge-key edepeed .to be passed through the opening in theweb and beer against the under surface o` the anchor Aside el the opening.

in testimony whereof l eiTlX my Signe-ture in presence of two witnesses. i CHRSTPHER L,

Witnesee I JoifsN L. FLETCHER, iieue S. ELMURE.

pleae and against `the 1eody of the pest on eeeh 

